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Monday, July 7, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, July 7, 2025
Girl aged around 3 killed in East Jerusalem; father arrested for reportedly stabbing her to death
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Police at the scene where a 3-year-old girl was stabbed to death and her father arrested as the main suspect, in Sur Baher, July 7, 2025 (Israel Police)
Police say a girl aged around 3 was killed in a “violent incident” in the Sur Baher neighborhood of East Jerusalem and her father arrested.
According to the statement, emergency services were called at around 4 a.m. and medics declared the child’s death on the scene.
Her father, in his 30s, was located and detained by cops a short time later.
According to Hebrew-langague media reports, the girl was stabbed to death.
The Ynet news site says the child’s parents are divorced and she was staying with her father as part of a visitation agreement.
The Kan public broadcaster reports that the child’s father has a history of mental health issues, but was not considered to be violent.
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